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than is not a tradition shared in russia by russia. and it is, in fact, freedom of expression has been on the decrease over the past dozen or so years. having said that, the point i made at the top is the most important one. russia, as we saw now in geneva put the credibility on the line in backing this proposal to have syria, the assad regime give up the chemical weapons until two dais ago it claimed it did not have. turned them over to international super vision, with the purpose of eventually destroying them. and we are going work with the russians to see if the diplomatic avenue new in resolving this problem with bear through. that's absolutely worthwhile and the right thing to go. >> secretary kerry just spoke. the talks he's conducting in geneva are occurring on the same day the report increase u.s. military assistance to the opposition forces. do those two tracks kind of cancel each other out? is there a chance that additional military support actually undermines diplomatic track -- >> well, without con sphirming specific report
than is not a tradition shared in russia by russia. and it is, in fact, freedom of expression has been on the decrease over the past dozen or so years. having said that, the point i made at the top is the most important one. russia, as we saw now in geneva put the credibility on the line in backing this proposal to have syria, the assad regime give up the chemical weapons until two dais ago it claimed it did not have. turned them over to international super vision, with the purpose of...
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and when the ambassador from russia described russia's intention to meet on monday, it was sincere. oso the ball is really in russia's court. russia is the leader in this. i trust that it is sincere. i trust that russia and the united states will come together and bring the other parties together and that it will be possible for the united nations to act so the united states won't have to. i thank the chair. i yield the floor. ms. collins: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from maine. ms. collins: thank you, madam president. madam president, 12 years ago, al qaeda terrorists attacked our homeland, quilg nearl killing n0 people. i will never forget the heroes of that day, many of whom laid down their lives for others. their courage is epitomized by the words spoken by a fire department captain at the world trade center. he radioed in to say, "we're still heading up." indeed, these firefighters were still heading up while others were fleeing the flames and the acrid smoke. where that kind of courage and determination comes from is hard to contemplate, but we're so gr
and when the ambassador from russia described russia's intention to meet on monday, it was sincere. oso the ball is really in russia's court. russia is the leader in this. i trust that it is sincere. i trust that russia and the united states will come together and bring the other parties together and that it will be possible for the united nations to act so the united states won't have to. i thank the chair. i yield the floor. ms. collins: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator...
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it's a little bit of a memoir of my travels in russia. it's a memoir of a number of the people who are in the book. we've gone through 20 years together, so it's a memoir of the last 20 years since the receive -- soviet union fell apart. it's a history of the oil industry, but also in parallel it's a history of russia these past 20 years, the initial collapse in the 1990s and then the gradual recovery the decade after. so we end up with the russia that we see today after this long cycle, and the russian oil industry has gone through the same cycle. it's a biography, it's a multiple biography of a number of people but in particular of the clan that emerged in the 1990s from the city of st. petersburg and came to moscow with putin in the year 2000. and you could sum up the last 20 years of russian history by saying that this is the revenge of st. petersburg over moscow as the clans from st. petersburg take over and are very largely without much exaggeration are in command. this is very much a st. petersburg crowd. so it's a history of the e
it's a little bit of a memoir of my travels in russia. it's a memoir of a number of the people who are in the book. we've gone through 20 years together, so it's a memoir of the last 20 years since the receive -- soviet union fell apart. it's a history of the oil industry, but also in parallel it's a history of russia these past 20 years, the initial collapse in the 1990s and then the gradual recovery the decade after. so we end up with the russia that we see today after this long cycle, and...
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invasion of russia especially with the japanese troops because japan was the only ally that was not engaged on the western front they thought they could go petra and siberian railway to russia but that was not wilson's idea at all. he said hist the russians will just rise up against that. especially 14 years earlier. the last thing they want is a foreign army to go in there going right into the hands of germany so his idea was a little different that he wanted the troops to keep a low profile, and added dave army and so his idea that is why only 8500 troops but that they would controls of real way to send a but we did not want a big invasion. >>host: how long were the troops in siberia? >>guest: even though they went into get the russians to reestablish the express what happened by the way he made the decision july 6, 1918 soldiers started to arrive in august but by november the germans had collapsed and it turns out it was not needed at all. so then why didn't they come home? they stayed another year in behof today this is what they call mission creep you stay for one rigo for one or stay
invasion of russia especially with the japanese troops because japan was the only ally that was not engaged on the western front they thought they could go petra and siberian railway to russia but that was not wilson's idea at all. he said hist the russians will just rise up against that. especially 14 years earlier. the last thing they want is a foreign army to go in there going right into the hands of germany so his idea was a little different that he wanted the troops to keep a low profile,...
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and those of us who study soviet russia fall into this trap. we think that we can convince people of stalin's evil by citing the millions who died in the hundreds of thousands shot during the great terror of 37 and 38 in the millions of men and women and children who sat in his concentration camps and special settlements. stalin's many admirers in today's russia and even the last admit that stalin may have done some bad things. but if you look at it in its totality, maybe he is worth it. today stone is among the most admired figures in contemporary russia, which may be hard for us to believe. in my stories are transporting us from the statistic to the tragedy. they tell us that overwhelmingly these victims were ordinary people that were confused as to why they had been singled out. and they have done is between perpetrator and victim unlike hitler's germany and the executioners became the executor. the wives and children of the repressed could contaminate others and they have to be isolated from society also. and each part of my work begins in
and those of us who study soviet russia fall into this trap. we think that we can convince people of stalin's evil by citing the millions who died in the hundreds of thousands shot during the great terror of 37 and 38 in the millions of men and women and children who sat in his concentration camps and special settlements. stalin's many admirers in today's russia and even the last admit that stalin may have done some bad things. but if you look at it in its totality, maybe he is worth it. today...
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if you look at the elections in russia can i find this interesting. anyone can say the russian people believe this or that. but there was an election, which in 1917, our constituent assemblies, democratic elections, which the bolsheviks cancel, but we do have those returns and what we found was the bolsheviks was less and actually only 110% of the vote in siberia. february was the least bolshevik part of the country because there was no tradition of feudalism there. there is land owners, a lot of small land owners and they were particularly bolsheviks. i'll be darned if we didn't turn them into bolsheviks. >> host: do you think that this venture perpetuated communists on? >> guest: i think it did. we have testimony from other political parties. for instance, the mensheviks under socialist revolutionary for these big left wing of their party's and they told our ambassadors and i want to get out of here. this is a big mistake coming are killing us. we cannot oppose bolsheviks you heard enough and the opposition of forcing us into their camp. >> host: ca
if you look at the elections in russia can i find this interesting. anyone can say the russian people believe this or that. but there was an election, which in 1917, our constituent assemblies, democratic elections, which the bolsheviks cancel, but we do have those returns and what we found was the bolsheviks was less and actually only 110% of the vote in siberia. february was the least bolshevik part of the country because there was no tradition of feudalism there. there is land owners, a lot...
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invade russia? >> 1918 the height of world war i the germans closing in on paris it looked as though the allies would lose the war bombarding shells into paris the french government was packing up papers so what can we do? the immediate answer was to recreate the russians so the bolsheviks took over it and they pulled russia out of the war so they said we need another russian front to take the troops away from france that is basically why woodrow wilson decided to 7500 american soldiers to siberia. of the idea they will protect sup part of the trans siberian railroad to get a to the anti-bolsheviks' a and as they could overthrow them to do reach. >>host: whose idea was that? >>guest: the allies are pressuring wilson to do this because they were scared. >>host: they were specifically asking the wilson government to go into russia? >>guest: right. with there was a difference of philosophy because they thought of the massive invasion of russia especially with the japanese troops because japan was the o
invade russia? >> 1918 the height of world war i the germans closing in on paris it looked as though the allies would lose the war bombarding shells into paris the french government was packing up papers so what can we do? the immediate answer was to recreate the russians so the bolsheviks took over it and they pulled russia out of the war so they said we need another russian front to take the troops away from france that is basically why woodrow wilson decided to 7500 american soldiers...
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our caller mentioned russia, and russia of course late yesterday introduced the possibility of resolving this situation with syria and taking international control of those chemical weapons. response from secretary kerry in his opening statement this morning. we will show you some of that and back to your comments. >> we challenge the regime to turn him over to the secure control of the international community so that they could be destroyed. and that, of course, would be the ultimate way to degrade and that her assad's arsenal, it is the ideal weapon, ideal way to take this weapon away from him. assad's chief benefactor, the russians, have responded by saying that they would come up with a proposal to do exactly that. and we've made it clear to them, i have come in several conversations with foreign minister lavrov, that this cannot be a process of delay. this cannot be a process of avoidance, it has to be real, measurable, tangible. and it is exceedingly difficult to i want everybody here to know to fulfill those conditions. but we are waiting for that proposal. so we are not waiting f
our caller mentioned russia, and russia of course late yesterday introduced the possibility of resolving this situation with syria and taking international control of those chemical weapons. response from secretary kerry in his opening statement this morning. we will show you some of that and back to your comments. >> we challenge the regime to turn him over to the secure control of the international community so that they could be destroyed. and that, of course, would be the ultimate way...
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the bolsheviks had taken over russia in november 1917. he pull russia out of the war. they said to we need another russian front to take german troops away from france, and that is basically why woodrow wilson decided to send 80500 american soldiers to siberia. yet he was hit with protect part of the trans siberian railroad so that we can get aid to the anti bolshevik said that they could be overthrown and recreate the russian -- >> whose idea was that? >> well, the allies were pressuring for six to nine months to do this. they were scared. >> they were specifically asking the wilson government to go into russia? >> right. but there was able difference in philosophy because they were thinking of some massive invasion of russia and using japanese troops because japan was the only ally was sufficiently engaged on the western front. all these japanese troops could go up the trans siberian railway and start a new front. and that was not his idea at all. wait a minute. the russians are going to rise up against that, especially japan because they fought a war against japan 1
the bolsheviks had taken over russia in november 1917. he pull russia out of the war. they said to we need another russian front to take german troops away from france, and that is basically why woodrow wilson decided to send 80500 american soldiers to siberia. yet he was hit with protect part of the trans siberian railroad so that we can get aid to the anti bolshevik said that they could be overthrown and recreate the russian -- >> whose idea was that? >> well, the allies were...
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if you look at the elections in russia, i find this very interesting. anyone can say the russian people believe this or the russian people believe that, who knows. but there is an election in 1917, ark teacher and assembly, democratic election, which the bolsheviks canceled and took over. but we do have those election returns. what we found is the bolsheviks went less than a quarter and actually only what 10% of the vote in siberia, 10%. siberia was the least bolshevik part of the country because there was no tradition of feudalism there. they were landowners, a lot of small landowners and they were particularly bolsheviks. i'll be darned if we didn't turn them in to bolsheviks. >> host: do you think that this venture perpetuated communism? >> guest: i think it did. we have testimony from some other political parties. for instance, the mensheviks and the socialist revolutionary who receive state sort of left wing, but not communist parties. their leaders told our ambassadors, get out of here. this is a big mistake. as long as you are here, we cannot opp
if you look at the elections in russia, i find this very interesting. anyone can say the russian people believe this or the russian people believe that, who knows. but there is an election in 1917, ark teacher and assembly, democratic election, which the bolsheviks canceled and took over. but we do have those election returns. what we found is the bolsheviks went less than a quarter and actually only what 10% of the vote in siberia, 10%. siberia was the least bolshevik part of the country...
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so the ball is really in russia's court. russia is the leader in this. i trust that it is sincere. i trust that russia and the united states will come together and bring the other parties together, and that it will be possible for the united nations to act so the united won't have to. i thank the chair. i yield the floor. >>> a couple of live events to tell you about on c-span 3. the intelligence and national security alliance hold a conference tomorrow. we'll hear from house intelligence democratic national committee mike rogers, and ranking member. later former national intelligence director john -- live coverage starting at 8:00 a.m. eastern. and could not afford out of pocket payments. >>> the several republicans came to the floor commemorate the 9/11 attacks and the attacks last year in benghazi that killed four american. we'll hear from representatives. claim responsibility for theth murder of our ambassador and three others. it's no coincidence that thesett two attacks occurred nearly at the same time and both occurred on september 11th.ed on in the past the united states ha
so the ball is really in russia's court. russia is the leader in this. i trust that it is sincere. i trust that russia and the united states will come together and bring the other parties together, and that it will be possible for the united nations to act so the united won't have to. i thank the chair. i yield the floor. >>> a couple of live events to tell you about on c-span 3. the intelligence and national security alliance hold a conference tomorrow. we'll hear from house...
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russia. that's the easy case. the hard case is how you dream -- deal with strikes on the where the strike is on the third country. it's on the country with the advanced early warning capability like russia or more likely china. with that said, there are benefits and risk to conventional prompt global strike that aren't being discussed at the moment. up with of these risks elaine talked about with -- with an analyst the secretary of defense. one thing she pointed out is that the systems, which are highly maneuverable, unlike the baa ballistic missile. when it's launched, you know where it's going to land. or at least at the end of the -- highly maneuverable systems to an extent hyper -- hypersonic have ambiguity about where they land. cunning observing them can't know where they're going to land because they are maneuverable. it creates a risk that the united states is -- russia or the future china. think it's the strike. and that could arise that's a problem whether or not the observing state
russia. that's the easy case. the hard case is how you dream -- deal with strikes on the where the strike is on the third country. it's on the country with the advanced early warning capability like russia or more likely china. with that said, there are benefits and risk to conventional prompt global strike that aren't being discussed at the moment. up with of these risks elaine talked about with -- with an analyst the secretary of defense. one thing she pointed out is that the systems, which...
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we all so the so-called reset with russia. and how the president's stated commitment to a world without nuclear weapons led him to sign an arms treaty with russia that did nothing to substantially reduce its nuclear profile or weapons weapon saw the president announce a strategic pivot to the asia-pacific region, without any real plan to fund it and an effort to end the capture of terrorists and return to the old idea that terrorism should be treated as a law enforcement matter. of a decade-long counter-incentury genesis in afghanistan we have seen the president's failure to invest in the moored concernization that is needed to make this post to asia meaningful. specifically, his failure to make the kind of investments needed to maintain our dominance in the asia pacific theater, and the kind of naval, air, and ma reason corps forces we'll need there in the years ahead could have tragic consequences down the road. his domestic agenda has also obviously had serious implications for or global stapling. why borrowing trims and wa
we all so the so-called reset with russia. and how the president's stated commitment to a world without nuclear weapons led him to sign an arms treaty with russia that did nothing to substantially reduce its nuclear profile or weapons weapon saw the president announce a strategic pivot to the asia-pacific region, without any real plan to fund it and an effort to end the capture of terrorists and return to the old idea that terrorism should be treated as a law enforcement matter. of a...
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for example when hitler invaded russia, the russians win in need of weapons. roosevelt was perfectly happy to furnish them if he could get to them that there was a lot of opposition in this country to giving weapons to the dog lost communists and this was on the heels of all the stalinist purges of the 1930s. there was a lot of had dancing around that issue. the argument of roosevelt and others is simple. every nazi soldier the russians killed we don't have to deal with. every nazi tank they describe we don't have to deal with and if they can do it, let them do it. the only question is how long could they holdout because remember what hitler had done, he had taken poland quickly in 1939 and nothing happened. it was called the phony war. when he invaded poland, american businesses cents -- encouraged to build up their inventories and they did build up their inventories and nothing happens, business went flat again for the next several months and everybody thought there is not going to be any further work, not until may of 1940 when hitler launched boat real. kr
for example when hitler invaded russia, the russians win in need of weapons. roosevelt was perfectly happy to furnish them if he could get to them that there was a lot of opposition in this country to giving weapons to the dog lost communists and this was on the heels of all the stalinist purges of the 1930s. there was a lot of had dancing around that issue. the argument of roosevelt and others is simple. every nazi soldier the russians killed we don't have to deal with. every nazi tank they...
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notion russia. it's my understanding -- it's my understanding that france is heavily involved as of a few hours ago. i think that is the right direction at this time. i'll dot general criteria i suggested. and outlined. the statement should give the international discussions time to play out, but not unlimited time. that's why a lot there's support to move forward and debate the bipartisan resolution reported by senators man -- menendez and corker they can a terrific job for the committee last week. we don't need to prove how quickly but how well. syria should understand the united is watching very close i the assad we sheem could be warned. our country will not tolerate the breech of human decency and long e health international consensus against the use of chemical weapons. mr. president, i ask anonymous concept with respect to s1392 which is the energy efficiency legislation be modified so the motion proceed be agreed to turned by me with the concurrence of the republican leader. not consultation
notion russia. it's my understanding -- it's my understanding that france is heavily involved as of a few hours ago. i think that is the right direction at this time. i'll dot general criteria i suggested. and outlined. the statement should give the international discussions time to play out, but not unlimited time. that's why a lot there's support to move forward and debate the bipartisan resolution reported by senators man -- menendez and corker they can a terrific job for the committee last...
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in locations in russia that underwent what has been called shock therapy. so that russia needed to get back on track with the global marketplace and the concern was if the government had to the obligations it would go into too much debt and not really recover as a stable economy. and to dramatically cut social programs our existence these have rapid job reentry -- reentry programs and in particular major alcohol prevention programs. but not everyone agreed belarus, poland, decided this would be a bad idea. they refuse to follow this device while others went whole hog. in this setting we have a massive divergence between those life expectancies of young men or the shock therapy for those the life expectancy was flat. so we see that it could be a matter of policy choice. also in the east asian crisis. it with the great enthusiasm in ribby the technology up the center of the future. subsidy were being built that bangkok house fire taught since its population. but like every price bubble for what was really going on even chile in the context of this currency cr
in locations in russia that underwent what has been called shock therapy. so that russia needed to get back on track with the global marketplace and the concern was if the government had to the obligations it would go into too much debt and not really recover as a stable economy. and to dramatically cut social programs our existence these have rapid job reentry -- reentry programs and in particular major alcohol prevention programs. but not everyone agreed belarus, poland, decided this would be...
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while russia and a couple others sort of went whole hog. and in that setting we found a massive divergence between those countries that experienced this dramatic decline in life expectancy particularly among young men and those who new orleans refused shock therapy among whom the life expectancy and death rates were essentially flat even though they were very hard times. and so we end up sort of seeing again just like in the great depression that depressions don't necessarily manifest in bad public health outcomes. it could be a matter of policy choices. the same pattern emerged again in the east asian crisis. the origins are not very different from the origins of our recent crisis. east asia had a massive housing bubble and the context of great enthusiasm that it was going to be the technology end center of the future. and so many buildings were being built in thailand, for example, that bang congress could house five times its population in terms of number of empty apartments that were being built prior to the crisis. but like every price
while russia and a couple others sort of went whole hog. and in that setting we found a massive divergence between those countries that experienced this dramatic decline in life expectancy particularly among young men and those who new orleans refused shock therapy among whom the life expectancy and death rates were essentially flat even though they were very hard times. and so we end up sort of seeing again just like in the great depression that depressions don't necessarily manifest in bad...
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sergey lavrov ministry of foreign affairs in russia. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in full keeping with the russian-american agreements achieved in september. this was a result of coordinated efforts by the russian federation backed by security councils as well as the majority of states. the leading role in the upcoming work lies with the opcw. the u.n. will provide assistance. we believe that the -- will act as a professional and impartial way in stereo with full respect for the sovereignty of this country. there's a need to do everything possible to ensure the syrian chemical arsenals which are taken under control only happen in a timely and effective way in a way which would respect all safety laws. we expect the opc w. will cooperate closely and ensure true coordination pursuant to the security council resolution. we expect recommendations of the inspector general regarding the organization of his work including issues of ensuring the safety of the international personnel. russia stands ready to participate in the forth
sergey lavrov ministry of foreign affairs in russia. [speaking in native tongue] >> translator: in full keeping with the russian-american agreements achieved in september. this was a result of coordinated efforts by the russian federation backed by security councils as well as the majority of states. the leading role in the upcoming work lies with the opcw. the u.n. will provide assistance. we believe that the -- will act as a professional and impartial way in stereo with full respect for...
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i was in russia to years ago and they made up their mind since apparently. i would look things over and i would simply ask people how come you're so broke or white you sitting on high cotton? so that everything i know about economics actually. [laughter] if anybody wants to ask any questions i will make up some other stuff if you like. thank you. [applause] before the questions start raise your hand if you have a seat next to you that's empty and maybe the back would like to come forward and take a seat. >> or not. >> there are seats available over here. >> did your friends introduced to? >> my friends did introduce me to all of the works of ludwig von mises invited in to get really former. they are wonderfully smart libertarians but if you ever notice how they are so smart they are kind of keep a lot outsmarting themselves? cato institute people are pretty good to keep their eye on the ball but if you go to the libertarian party meeting coming to will inevitably end up getting cornered by the high school math teachers who wants to privatize the sidewalks. f
i was in russia to years ago and they made up their mind since apparently. i would look things over and i would simply ask people how come you're so broke or white you sitting on high cotton? so that everything i know about economics actually. [laughter] if anybody wants to ask any questions i will make up some other stuff if you like. thank you. [applause] before the questions start raise your hand if you have a seat next to you that's empty and maybe the back would like to come forward and...
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it is not just russia. the bigger question goes back to the first caller from hyattsville who said it is the threat of force that generated the diplomacy. in some ways you cannot argue with that. once the u.s. threatened to use force, it got everybody's attention. in the case of syria, syria is a little country with little resources. their allies had a bigger capacity to retaliate. learn the threat of other countries may be the same where they are now facing the same environment that syria is. to argue this could be extended to some other diplomacy is a mistake. i think it is a case-by-case basis. eight general lesson is something we have to think about much more carefully than start congratulating ourselves. host: here is chris in alabama's take. i agree with that. host: let's go to angela from california on our independent line. turned down your tv and go ahead with your comment or question. caller: i have two questions. is al qaeda on our payroll through saudi arabia? didn't we give chemical weapons to b
it is not just russia. the bigger question goes back to the first caller from hyattsville who said it is the threat of force that generated the diplomacy. in some ways you cannot argue with that. once the u.s. threatened to use force, it got everybody's attention. in the case of syria, syria is a little country with little resources. their allies had a bigger capacity to retaliate. learn the threat of other countries may be the same where they are now facing the same environment that syria is....
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that's why russia proposed it in the first place. is assad a war criminal we seek to remove from power by supporting and arming and training his opponents or is assad a negotiating partner for the next nine months? it is unclear and that's why our own partners on the ground in syria are so dispirited. here is what general dris the commander of the free syrian army said about the recent chemical weapons initiative. quote, we feel let down by the international community. we don't have any hope. this comes on top of the administration's failure for the better part of three years to provide meaningful lethal assistance to moderate opposition forces. according to "the washington post" the first u.s. weapons only reached the opposition earlier this month and they reportedly only reached a very small number of people. it is long past time to launch a significant training and equipment, training program for moderate syrian forces and the defense department is best-suited to lead this expanded mission. our recent debates on syria led some to
that's why russia proposed it in the first place. is assad a war criminal we seek to remove from power by supporting and arming and training his opponents or is assad a negotiating partner for the next nine months? it is unclear and that's why our own partners on the ground in syria are so dispirited. here is what general dris the commander of the free syrian army said about the recent chemical weapons initiative. quote, we feel let down by the international community. we don't have any hope....
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first china, japan, russia and the united states accession exerted some form of control over the korean peninsula. the end of the second world war however left only two great powers by an over korea, the united states and the soviet union, which divided the korean peninsula at the 38th parallel. by then korean people have divided themselves into parties under the tutelage and with the support of these two patrons. two antagonistic regimes were born. communists in the north and conservatives in the south company each of his dreams for unifying the korean peninsula under their rules that any means of achieving this on their own. now it's commonly believed that the korean war started on june 25th 1950. this is actually not quite true because even before kim il-sung launched his invasion of south
first china, japan, russia and the united states accession exerted some form of control over the korean peninsula. the end of the second world war however left only two great powers by an over korea, the united states and the soviet union, which divided the korean peninsula at the 38th parallel. by then korean people have divided themselves into parties under the tutelage and with the support of these two patrons. two antagonistic regimes were born. communists in the north and conservatives in...
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[applause] >> how you get access to those places in russia? >> host: it was difficult. there was an archive i could working as a historian but i could not get into the town a matter how hard i tried i had connections atomic energy, the military comment as the two juniors got more intense there is a bit of spy mania in the two suspects our americans. i rented a little tiny hot here and i lived in it. very primitive i had a well in the yolk to carry buckets of water in the wood burning stove with a very modern so far wait for it to ring and that was my contact inside the closed city to say i got one for you. i will put him in the cab and drive him out to you in and i would say great. we would meet in a third neutral location because the person who owned the hud did not want to be associated with the nefarious interviewing of witnesses. i would go to a third location. sometimes they show up sometimes they would say i am so nervous i told them you were estonian that would take care of my accent in russian. others would just look get me and say who were you any way? i would
[applause] >> how you get access to those places in russia? >> host: it was difficult. there was an archive i could working as a historian but i could not get into the town a matter how hard i tried i had connections atomic energy, the military comment as the two juniors got more intense there is a bit of spy mania in the two suspects our americans. i rented a little tiny hot here and i lived in it. very primitive i had a well in the yolk to carry buckets of water in the wood...
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russia called the evidence in to question, of course, syria did. that's interesting. we can expect even if we know in the case of cyberattack, even if somebody is able to produce technical evidence of high-quality, that some people would still be able to deny this. and really deny sometimes the people will be skeptical in tough situations. when an agency is coming forward making a statement. some of you will remember there's a history of intelligence agencies getting important information wrong. that's a tricky situation here. the the the attribute. -- [inaudible] as it did in syria. whose job is to deal with the issue? >> it depends on what we mean by these issues. so cyber -- as you said in your introduction remarking slapped in front of all sort of other things. that means there should be one entity in charge of dealing with all of those artificially cyber things. certainly not -- so in the case of the new york time attack, the syrian electronic army, whatever it exactly is. i think it's a number of quite younsyrian. some hackers who -- some of whom may not be in s
russia called the evidence in to question, of course, syria did. that's interesting. we can expect even if we know in the case of cyberattack, even if somebody is able to produce technical evidence of high-quality, that some people would still be able to deny this. and really deny sometimes the people will be skeptical in tough situations. when an agency is coming forward making a statement. some of you will remember there's a history of intelligence agencies getting important information...
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according to the associated press russia's foreign minister says russia it is working to prepare a plan of action which will be presented shortly to the united nations. president obama reacted to the news saying it could be potentially a significant breakthrough. topic certain to come up during meetings the president is having with democrats and republicans on capitol hill today. we will bring you reaction on c-span2 as it becomes available. we plan to hear more about it during president obama's address to the nation at 9:00 eastern with live coverage on c-span. next we show you more reaction to the situation with remarks from the ranking democrat and republican on the senate foreign relations committee, senators robert menendez and bob corker speaking on the senate floor yesterday. >> mr. president, i come to the floor to talk about the urgent issue before the senate and before the country. we come to the chamber as we have many times before to make one of the most difficult decisions which is the authorization of the use of american military power, this time in syria to respond to the
according to the associated press russia's foreign minister says russia it is working to prepare a plan of action which will be presented shortly to the united nations. president obama reacted to the news saying it could be potentially a significant breakthrough. topic certain to come up during meetings the president is having with democrats and republicans on capitol hill today. we will bring you reaction on c-span2 as it becomes available. we plan to hear more about it during president...
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on august 6, russia blocked another press statement welcoming the news that a u.n. investigations team would investigate these sites in calling for their full unfettered access to those sites. russia has also vetoed a security council resolution, enshrining the june 30 geneva communique, vetoed calling an end to violence the syria, vetoed a draft resolution that would have condemned human rights violations. they blocked a press statement calling for humanitarian access to the besieged city of holmes and one calling for syrian authorities to provide the united nations with humanitarian access. all of these actions that simply would have put the u.n. in a position to observe and possibly to help, they blocked. and over the course of the conflict in syria, the united states government, specifically the state state department, has met consistently with its close allies and partners as well as with syria's neighbors to help prepare the region to detect, prevent, and respond to the potential use or proliferation of chemical weapons. i think as ambassador power acknowledge
on august 6, russia blocked another press statement welcoming the news that a u.n. investigations team would investigate these sites in calling for their full unfettered access to those sites. russia has also vetoed a security council resolution, enshrining the june 30 geneva communique, vetoed calling an end to violence the syria, vetoed a draft resolution that would have condemned human rights violations. they blocked a press statement calling for humanitarian access to the besieged city of...
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and russia's decision to arm the rebels. i'm wondering if you could talk about how he would proceed out without running some of the hazards of having this politicized or taking a major relationship were sending shockwaves through the financial system. thank you. >> i think you have to do it delicately. historically with the treasury has done has been to focus on conduct. this isn't a political maneuver, but one that relates to the sanctity and the protection of the financial system. so in the north korean context, for example, we picked a bank that was a very bad thing. when we targeted it because it was facilitating with brain activity. they also targeted it because we knew it wouldn't necessarily upset the chinese in the first instance. we knew that it would send a clear signal to the markets. finding the right example is important. we have seen treasury do this recently with doing business with the iranians. as well as this. but the import here is you can pick the right bank as both an example to the market and an example
and russia's decision to arm the rebels. i'm wondering if you could talk about how he would proceed out without running some of the hazards of having this politicized or taking a major relationship were sending shockwaves through the financial system. thank you. >> i think you have to do it delicately. historically with the treasury has done has been to focus on conduct. this isn't a political maneuver, but one that relates to the sanctity and the protection of the financial system. so in...
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lawrence and the involvement of britain, france, russia, and the united states. this is about an hour 20. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you, sherman for the introduction. >> we traditionally give the own buy option if i to -- [inaudible] >> yeah. i'll talk briefly on that. i -- my -- i was raised overseas. my father was with aid in east asia. i actually grew up in asia. didn't spend any time in the states -- i came here to go to high school as a teenager. i think having with that background, the idea of having a conventional career and basing the united states was a little hard to imagine. with my brother, also, john lee anderson. we both immediately try to figure out how we can get back overseas and stumbled in to journalism as a way to do that. we -- john lee and i did two books together "inside the league "which he mentioned and "war zone" which was a oral history from five different wars taking place in the mid '80ss. and in the years since then, along with writing books, both non-fiction books and novels, i've written -- i write primarily for "the
lawrence and the involvement of britain, france, russia, and the united states. this is about an hour 20. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you, sherman for the introduction. >> we traditionally give the own buy option if i to -- [inaudible] >> yeah. i'll talk briefly on that. i -- my -- i was raised overseas. my father was with aid in east asia. i actually grew up in asia. didn't spend any time in the states -- i came here to go to high school as a teenager. i think...
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given the size of the audience, if you could not all russia pier one, but take some time to fault the dirt shares in place to make it something solid and form alliances makes back that way, we appreciate it very much. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming dan balz. [applause] >> now the wendy analysis begins. brad, thank you. it is a delight to be introduced by a former colleague and one with whom i have so much respect and his wonderful wife on the list that when they took over politics & prose. sorry, is the mike thayer? hello? already. i am paid tribute to brad and must for the great work they've carried on here at politics & prose. as brad said, we have a new owner at the "washington post" and at the risk of putting my own job in jeopardy, i want to say please patronize the store. [laughter] ibooks here. [applause] whatever else you do is your business, but this is one of the great bookstores in america and want to to keep it going. haynes johnson at night, he has passed away before this book was finished, but we were here four years ago almost on this very night. had
given the size of the audience, if you could not all russia pier one, but take some time to fault the dirt shares in place to make it something solid and form alliances makes back that way, we appreciate it very much. ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming dan balz. [applause] >> now the wendy analysis begins. brad, thank you. it is a delight to be introduced by a former colleague and one with whom i have so much respect and his wonderful wife on the list that when they took...
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president, some have expressed doubt that assad and russia will follow through on the agreement which was reached in geneva. to address these doubts, we must inspector, verify, and continue to hold open the option of a strike against assad's chemical capability if he fails to fully abide by the yen general agreement. -- by the geneva agreement. what i do not understand is why some of the same voices who called for the united states to get russia to end its obstructionism now criticize the president for getting the russian's involved. mr. president, i was disappointed to hear my michigan colleague, congressman mike rogers, make the irresponsible claim that this agreement amounts to -- quote -- "being led by the nose" -- close quote -- by russia. that contradicts his previous statements that we need to put pressure on russia to get involved in a solution to the syrian threat. chairman rogers has also said that "what keeps me up at night, we know of at least a dozen or so sites in syria that have serious chemical weapons caches" and he stressed that "all the right steps are taken that we
president, some have expressed doubt that assad and russia will follow through on the agreement which was reached in geneva. to address these doubts, we must inspector, verify, and continue to hold open the option of a strike against assad's chemical capability if he fails to fully abide by the yen general agreement. -- by the geneva agreement. what i do not understand is why some of the same voices who called for the united states to get russia to end its obstructionism now criticize the...
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those of us to study soviet russia falls into this trap. we think we can convince people of his evil by site in the millions that have died of the hundreds of thousands shocked a hint the myriad of men, women, children, who sat in his concentration camps. stalinist admirers from today's russia it mitt that stalin may have done some bad things but if you look at it, in its totality today's dallin is one of the most admires figures in russia. my stories transport us and they tell us overwhelmingly the victims were ordinary people and confused when they had been singled out between perpetrator and victim i'd like hitler's germany the executioner became the executed telling us the wife and children of the repressed could contaminate others and they would have to be isolated from society also. each part begins in installments office as he and the hedge funds finalize the degrees of repression as a filter down to the five families. in this presentation i leave stolid not that is free to read about when you buy the book but i'll introduce you to f
those of us to study soviet russia falls into this trap. we think we can convince people of his evil by site in the millions that have died of the hundreds of thousands shocked a hint the myriad of men, women, children, who sat in his concentration camps. stalinist admirers from today's russia it mitt that stalin may have done some bad things but if you look at it, in its totality today's dallin is one of the most admires figures in russia. my stories transport us and they tell us...
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why did russia do this? putin will the only do what is good for putin and second russia. that's my opinion. and they know they're on the wrong side of the issue. especially as it comes to chemical weapons, but also they're -- their interest in syria and the middle east. that's the only jurisdiction that really works with russia. so it was to their advantage. when hezbollah got in the game. things changed. we know iran was there. at that point, they said we don't need -- we're winning. and that was why we decided to coordinate. no boots on the ground but the quarterback that helps the opposition and the other allies to try to at least help them somehow change the tide. and the whole goal then was to get russia back to the table. well, then in the position now where we are. i think the president made the right decision because the only leverage we have now with the players that are there are force. assad killed 100,000 of his people, women and children. i've met with aside. -- assad. i've met with him. i'm amazed. ting bothers people in iran people are pulling his strength.
why did russia do this? putin will the only do what is good for putin and second russia. that's my opinion. and they know they're on the wrong side of the issue. especially as it comes to chemical weapons, but also they're -- their interest in syria and the middle east. that's the only jurisdiction that really works with russia. so it was to their advantage. when hezbollah got in the game. things changed. we know iran was there. at that point, they said we don't need -- we're winning. and that...
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specifically on the issue of how to deal with russia. last week we were in one place for the relationsrelations hip and this week we are in a little bit different place. the two points you raised that the preemptive -- all of those strands converge on fresh and russia's decision to continue to arm the rebels and i wonder if you could talk about how you would pursue that without some of the hazards of having the tube politicized are tanking a major relationship through the financial system? thank you. >> historically what the treasury has done has been to focus on conduct. this isn't a political maneuver. it's one that relates to the sanctity and protection of the financial system and so in the north korean context for for example we picked a bank that was a very bad bank. that bank the dough with asia and macau and we targeted it. we also targeted it as we knew it wouldn't necessarily upset the chinese in the first instance. the chinese were banking with the north koreans as well but when you send a clear signal for the chinese banks of
specifically on the issue of how to deal with russia. last week we were in one place for the relationsrelations hip and this week we are in a little bit different place. the two points you raised that the preemptive -- all of those strands converge on fresh and russia's decision to continue to arm the rebels and i wonder if you could talk about how you would pursue that without some of the hazards of having the tube politicized are tanking a major relationship through the financial system?...
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and if you add russia, it makes it the seventh largest in russia and 17th in the world. but what from my point of view is much more important when one talks about turkey's engagement in ttip is that when you exclude russia and iran in turkey's neighborhood -- and with neighborhood i also mean countries across from the black sea -- is that turkey's gdp corresponds to the total of all those other countries excluding russia and iran. now, that is significant when turkey engages these countries economically as well. so one needs to bear this in mind as well. turkey's soft power and economic performance had received a lot of praise, but this has been changing real fast in the last year or so. and turkey's commitment to the transatlantic alliance or community is increasingly being questioned as well. and this, the ttip would be one way in which this could be regenerated, and it could also beside bringing economic benefits to the e.u. in terms of jobs and growth to the united states in terms of jobs and growth, to turkey in terms of jobs and growth, but also to the neighborhood
and if you add russia, it makes it the seventh largest in russia and 17th in the world. but what from my point of view is much more important when one talks about turkey's engagement in ttip is that when you exclude russia and iran in turkey's neighborhood -- and with neighborhood i also mean countries across from the black sea -- is that turkey's gdp corresponds to the total of all those other countries excluding russia and iran. now, that is significant when turkey engages these countries...
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clearly the different arsenals that is the united states and russia are different in terms of their safety and if you ask me i would probably tell you i could stay awake learning -- worrying about pakistan and india and their nuclear arsenals. i think it's important to make those differences not to say that there are problems and i don't think anybody says there couldn't be but understand the nature of the problems. >> i'd try to make that point clear in the book. we invented this technology. we have longer experience with it than any other nation and our safety mechanisms and command-and-control mechanisms are superior to those of any other nation. >> host: i would get to but they are not necessarily perfect. >> guest: what i was going to say was given those facts is quite sobering the challenges that we face and the problems that we face. at the end of the book i look at the rate of industrial accidents of other countries as a measure of their proficiency in dealing with complex technologies and i worry about pakistan and india and north korea and should iran get one of these weapons. a
clearly the different arsenals that is the united states and russia are different in terms of their safety and if you ask me i would probably tell you i could stay awake learning -- worrying about pakistan and india and their nuclear arsenals. i think it's important to make those differences not to say that there are problems and i don't think anybody says there couldn't be but understand the nature of the problems. >> i'd try to make that point clear in the book. we invented this...
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russia, of course, immediately responded by offering the broker of international monitors. after spending weeks trying to make the case for war, president obama has asked that the vote in this chamber be canceled and is apparently treating this as a serious diplomatic breakthrough. i would caution all of us, the american people, and all of our colleagues to be skeptical for good reason that this lifeline that vladimir putin has now shown the administration. i would remind our colleagues that russia is not in full compliance with the chemical weapons convention. neither is it compliance with nuclear arms obligations that are subject to an international treaty. the litany of russian offenses as long. but i would remind president obama that since he launched the so-called russian reset, they have sent advanced weaponry to the saudi regime and stolen elections and stoked anti-americanism. and made threats over missile defense systems and it has expelled from russia and hold out the cooperative drug program and has banned u.s. citizens from adopting russian children and offered
russia, of course, immediately responded by offering the broker of international monitors. after spending weeks trying to make the case for war, president obama has asked that the vote in this chamber be canceled and is apparently treating this as a serious diplomatic breakthrough. i would caution all of us, the american people, and all of our colleagues to be skeptical for good reason that this lifeline that vladimir putin has now shown the administration. i would remind our colleagues that...
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many admire today's russia and even wise admit that stalin made is that things. but if you look at it in its totality, maybe it's worth it. today stalinists among the most admired figures in contemporary russia, which may be hard for us to believe. my stories transported to the statistic to the tragedy. they tell us that overwhelmingly has the guns were very people, confused why they had been singled out. they tell us to find dividing lines between perpetrator and the doomed. unlike hitler's germany, the executioners became the executed. their stories tell us that the wives and children of the repressed could contaminate others and they had to be isolated from society also. each part of my book begins in stalin's office as he and his henchmen finalize their decrees of repression. i then follow these decreases the filter down to our five families. and this presentation, i leave stalin out. that is for you to read about when you buy the book. i want to instead introduce you to four of my five willing. you have to read the book to learn about the fifth. my women wer
many admire today's russia and even wise admit that stalin made is that things. but if you look at it in its totality, maybe it's worth it. today stalinists among the most admired figures in contemporary russia, which may be hard for us to believe. my stories transported to the statistic to the tragedy. they tell us that overwhelmingly has the guns were very people, confused why they had been singled out. they tell us to find dividing lines between perpetrator and the doomed. unlike hitler's...
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we all saw the so-called reset with russia. and how the president stated commitment to a world without nuclear weapons led him to hastily sign an arms treaty that did nothing to substantially reduce its nuclear stockpile or its tactical nuclear weapons. we saw the president announce a strategic pivot to the asian pacific region without any real plan to fund it and an effort to end the capture and interrogation and detention of trifs as well as the return of an old idea that terrorism should be treated as a law enforcement matter. after a decade long counterinsurgency in afghanistan we've seen the failure to invest in the modernization needed to make this pivot to asia meaningful. specifically, his failure to make the kind of investments that are needed to maintain our dominance in the asian pacific theater in the kind of naval, air, and marine corps forces we'll need there in the years ahead could have tragic consequences down the road. his domestic agenda has also had obviously had serious implications for our global standing.
we all saw the so-called reset with russia. and how the president stated commitment to a world without nuclear weapons led him to hastily sign an arms treaty that did nothing to substantially reduce its nuclear stockpile or its tactical nuclear weapons. we saw the president announce a strategic pivot to the asian pacific region without any real plan to fund it and an effort to end the capture and interrogation and detention of trifs as well as the return of an old idea that terrorism should be...
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specifically on the issue of how to deal with an enemy like russia. last week we were and what relationship and this we could different place. the two points you raised about pre-emptive search for assad's money and the question how to go after russian banks are all of those strands converge on russia's decision to continue to arm the rebels and i wonder if you could talk about how you would pursue that without running the hazards of having the full politicize or taking the major relationship for sending shockwaves through the financial system. thank you. >> you have to do it delicately. historically what the treasury has done has been to focus on conduct. this isn't a political maneuver. it is one where the race to the sanctity and protection of financial system, the north korean context for example we picked a bank that was a very bad bank and targeted it because it was facilitating north korean activity. we also targeted because it would not upset the chinese who were banking. and would send a clear signal to u.s. banks and markets so finding the r
specifically on the issue of how to deal with an enemy like russia. last week we were and what relationship and this we could different place. the two points you raised about pre-emptive search for assad's money and the question how to go after russian banks are all of those strands converge on russia's decision to continue to arm the rebels and i wonder if you could talk about how you would pursue that without running the hazards of having the full politicize or taking the major relationship...
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and china, and russia outside the oil and gas sector where the prices are high and benefited russia, many people who know more about russia than i do say it's a very weak and poor economy, and the progress made is not being shared by the general russian pop. look. they need the theme of growth. how can we grow the world economy? you mentioned trade. i think you're dead right. trade is very important. more trade between countries, the better off, you have more competition, better products, consumers benefit, businesses benefit, and exports will benefit, and jobs will benefit. trade is terrific. there's been talk about a trade arrangement. to me, i think many of the countries should be looking at lower marginal tax rate reform, okay? all across the world, i'd like to see flat tax reform, all right? lower the rates that create incentives, and at the same time, get rid of unnecessary loopholes, you know, cronyist loopholes that the government dulls out to business. i'm a flat tax reform guy whether it's the usa, europe, or asia or any of the others. europe, by the way, has lower corporat
and china, and russia outside the oil and gas sector where the prices are high and benefited russia, many people who know more about russia than i do say it's a very weak and poor economy, and the progress made is not being shared by the general russian pop. look. they need the theme of growth. how can we grow the world economy? you mentioned trade. i think you're dead right. trade is very important. more trade between countries, the better off, you have more competition, better products,...
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i commend the members of the council, and i'm especially grateful for the efforts of russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry. mr. president, as -- [inaudible] sent to investigate the allegations confirmed, chemical weapons were used in syria. the perpetrators of this crime must be brought to justice. in this way, the mission under -- [inaudible] returned to syria to complete its investigations including of the incident. i expect the team to complete its fact-finding activities by next week. i will promptly transmit its final report to you and all member states. at the same time, the international community has a responsibility to insure that these weapons of mass destruction never reemerge as an instrument of war or terror. at the depository of the chemical weapons -- [inaudible] its declarations to implement it on a provisional basis. today's vital decision by the executive council of the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons establishes ambitious but realistic deadlines for the verified elimination of the syrian program. given th
i commend the members of the council, and i'm especially grateful for the efforts of russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov and u.s. secretary of state john kerry. mr. president, as -- [inaudible] sent to investigate the allegations confirmed, chemical weapons were used in syria. the perpetrators of this crime must be brought to justice. in this way, the mission under -- [inaudible] returned to syria to complete its investigations including of the incident. i expect the team to complete its...
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and clearly that if read arsenals that is the united states and russia are different in terms of their safety. if you ask me i would tell you like to stay awake worrying about pakistan and india and their nuclear arsenals. but we think it's important to make those differences not to say there are not problems. i don't think anybody says there couldn't be put to understand the nature of the problems. >> i try to make that point clear in the book. we invent this technology and have experience more than any other nation and the safety mechanism and our kinetic control mechanisms are superior to those in any of the nation. >> host: but they are not necessarily perfect. >> guest: than what i was going to say is given those facts, which i think is true, it's quite sobering that challenges that we face and the problems that we face. and at the end of the book, i look at the rate of industrial accidents and other countries as a measure of the proficiencies dealing with the complex technologies, and i worry about pakistan and india and north korea. are you an inspector that became familiar with
and clearly that if read arsenals that is the united states and russia are different in terms of their safety. if you ask me i would tell you like to stay awake worrying about pakistan and india and their nuclear arsenals. but we think it's important to make those differences not to say there are not problems. i don't think anybody says there couldn't be put to understand the nature of the problems. >> i try to make that point clear in the book. we invent this technology and have...
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they went back to russia. so you've got a president giving hundreds of thousands of dreamers identity documents, and do you know what the interview process is? there is no interview. it's done purely on paper. you mail in your paperwork. if all the boxes are checked and a couple of pieces of paper are there, bango, here's your identity documents. >> is that true, congressman? >> it's absolutely true. in fact, i asked the secretary of homeland security in a face to face can conversation, will there be background interviews with the illegal immigrants, and i knew what the answer is because i know what's involved in a criminal background check. it's not just looking at a piece of paper or a document, and the answer is, no. and my question to her then was, we know illegal aliens use fraudulent documents to get around this country. if we're not going back to the country of origin and finding out the history, how do you know what terrorists we are now granting citizenship to? and, you know, i just remember one case
they went back to russia. so you've got a president giving hundreds of thousands of dreamers identity documents, and do you know what the interview process is? there is no interview. it's done purely on paper. you mail in your paperwork. if all the boxes are checked and a couple of pieces of paper are there, bango, here's your identity documents. >> is that true, congressman? >> it's absolutely true. in fact, i asked the secretary of homeland security in a face to face can...
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but even if there were, let me tell russia something. are you listening? >> host: so the president going to st. petersburg even for the g20? >> guest: i think the message from the president is going to try to shore up our side versus putin. the problem for putin is russia -- excuse me, syria is the only port in the middle east. it is one of the few allies and that is not going to be there for them now that he has taken the wrong side against the syrian people. he gave an interview and he was a little more critical. he said he would be open to the security council resolution if it would prove chemical weapons were used. maybe that is a trap, let's hope it is the latter. .. >> host: the military action is part of a broader strategy. >> guest: it's part of a broader strategy, but not as the caller suggested, to go after hezbollah or iran. you know, i think that there are people who suspect wrongly that this is just a pretext for the president to go in and start bombing everybody we don't like. and -- [laughter] that might be nice in some cases because, goodne
but even if there were, let me tell russia something. are you listening? >> host: so the president going to st. petersburg even for the g20? >> guest: i think the message from the president is going to try to shore up our side versus putin. the problem for putin is russia -- excuse me, syria is the only port in the middle east. it is one of the few allies and that is not going to be there for them now that he has taken the wrong side against the syrian people. he gave an interview...
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brazil, russia, india, china. they have this huge explosion of the middle-class. we can sell our products to the middle-class. the only good game. the only defense i see is that the united states is an incredibly ingenious, creative -- i'm not at all patriotic, but i believe that an ample would never come out of china or india. those countries are wonderful at knocking off other products, but they would never come up with an apple. we could name an hundred american come to me is that i think what mavericks have spared. so that's where our strength is. worker ways we can't compete. we have a higher standard of living. so i think our strength is coming up with the ideas and making them buy our products. in terms of what i would tell obama, laws can be changed. why not adopt schumer's idea of making college deductions -- college education to the kabul. there's all kinds of things we can do. i don't see any laws being changed to benefit the middle class. who gives a tax break or throws a bone every once in about, but but that's nothing. he has to stop rigging the syst
brazil, russia, india, china. they have this huge explosion of the middle-class. we can sell our products to the middle-class. the only good game. the only defense i see is that the united states is an incredibly ingenious, creative -- i'm not at all patriotic, but i believe that an ample would never come out of china or india. those countries are wonderful at knocking off other products, but they would never come up with an apple. we could name an hundred american come to me is that i think...
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are dangerous they are not the threat to the existence of the totalitarian ideology like germany or russia was. but the absence of such a challenge has left the country under motivated it has taken a long time to recognize this is a challenge but it is internal it is the version of american society and it will be dealt with with the same efficacy and courage and determination that has met every crisis every severe challenge but it should get on with it. >>. >> host: said the you mentioned earlier tea nine talking about american society a rogue profit plutocracy terrorizes the nation where 99.5 cases 97% without a trial so stacked is the deck to guarantee the individual liberty with 48 million americans have a criminal record and there is minimal general recognition of the evils of the system. at that point you have a footnote that says 2005 you were charged 70 counts of financial and related crimes you spent three years and two weeks in prison in florida. what is your status when it comes to the u.s. and the judicial system? >> guest: all 17 counts were abandoned, rejected or unanimously v
are dangerous they are not the threat to the existence of the totalitarian ideology like germany or russia was. but the absence of such a challenge has left the country under motivated it has taken a long time to recognize this is a challenge but it is internal it is the version of american society and it will be dealt with with the same efficacy and courage and determination that has met every crisis every severe challenge but it should get on with it. >>. >> host: said the you...
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, and having seen what that brought in russia, the word becomes a dirty word, and the idea is not good either, so what now happens is that, you know, i think we are in a very imperfect world, but it's a perfect, imperfect world without ideologies that we can hang on to, so i imagine most people here are not sitting around having coffee, fighting over ideologies. you may be fighting over various sorts of things you want to accomplish, disagree with political disagreements, you know, trying to find out what's going on in your world, but you are not sure this is the answer. that's the thing that changed enormously, i think. >> i think we should open it up for questions. yeah. either to anyone or everyone or whatever you -- >> hi, i'm -- okay. i just want to make a comment. i was at a panel at nyu about women in the law, and it was nyu's first annual conference on women in the law, and, actually, i'll have to admit the reason i was there is because my mother was a speaker. she was past president of the national association of women lawyers, and she started an annual survey. she was first a
, and having seen what that brought in russia, the word becomes a dirty word, and the idea is not good either, so what now happens is that, you know, i think we are in a very imperfect world, but it's a perfect, imperfect world without ideologies that we can hang on to, so i imagine most people here are not sitting around having coffee, fighting over ideologies. you may be fighting over various sorts of things you want to accomplish, disagree with political disagreements, you know, trying to...